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Colin McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor and voice actor. He plays Ulysses in the Outlander television adaptation.
Early life[]
McFarlane was born in Upper Clapton, London, to Jamaican parents. His father served in the RAF, and the family subsequently moved several times before settling in Lincoln, where McFarlane grew up. He attended the Perse School, Cambridge, and later read drama at Loughborough University, graduating in 1983.
Career[]
McFarlane portrayed Police Commissioner Loeb in the critically acclaimed films Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). He has also made numerous appearances in the Doctor Who franchise, voicing the Heavenly Host in the Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned" and playing Moran in the "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood" episodes of the ninth series[1] from 2015. In addition, he also appeared in the third series of Torchwood, Children of Earth, as the American military representative Colonel Pierce.
His numerous TV credits include Judge John Deed, Jonathan Creek, Casualty, Death in Paradise, Father Brown and Holby City.[2] He has also appeared in two of the UK's most-watched soap operas. He appeared in five episodes of Coronation Street from August to September 2010 as a consultant neurosurgeon, Mr Jordan, and played DCI Irving in an episode of EastEnders in April 2014 as part of the "Who Killed Lucy Beale?" storyline.
He has also made regular appearances in British TV comedy, in the shows The Fast Show, Randall & Hopkirk, Jeeves and Wooster, Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Harry and Paul and The Thin Blue Line. He played Inspector Norris in the Black Books episode The Blackout, Inspector Terrence Brown in the first episode of Dirk Gently and voiced the Judge in the 2016 revival of the sitcom Porridge.
He also featured in the CBBC shows M.I. High and Hounded as the evil Dr Muhahahaha.
He appears alongside Matt Smith and Natalie Dormer in the action horror film Patient Zero (2018).
Voice acting[]
McFarlane's best-known voice roles include JJ and Skip in the original series of Bob the Builder, and as the narrator on the ITV gameshow The Cube. He has also voiced God and Goliath on Testament: The Bible in Animation, Jonah in the 1997 animated series Captain Pugwash, as well as Bulgy the Double Decker Bus and Beresford the Crane in Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor.[3] In addition, he played the part of dictator Thadius Vent in children's animation Oscar's Orchestra, Sergeant Slipper in Dennis and Gnasher, Elvis the horse in Iconicles, Sparky the dragon in Mike the Knight, and voiced several characters in the episode "The Sweater" of The Amazing World of Gumball.[citation needed]
He played US General Trent Stone in the 2014 original audio drama Osiris by Everybodyelse Productions.
Video Games[]
McFarlane has lent his voice to numerous video games, the earliest being Joseph D. Tenka in 1997's Lifeforce Tenka. He also voiced Greg in the Buzz! quiz game series, the character Avalon Centrifuge in the 2011 game LittleBigPlanet 2, and provided additional dialogue for Batman: Arkham Knight. He played "The Forgotten One", the central villain of the two downloadable content packs for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.[4]
Theatre[]
In 2013, McFarlane appeared with Lenny Henry in a critically acclaimed revival of August Wilson's Fences at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End.
Personal life[]
On 12 July 1993, McFarlane married his wife, Kate, with whom he has one son, Josh. He divides his time between homes in Lincoln and north London.
McFarlane is an avid supporter of Lincoln City F.C..
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | A Mulatto Song | Frederick DeAugust | Short film |
| 1997 | Countdown to Tomorrow | Narrator | Documentary film |
| 1997 | I'd Like a Word with You | George | Direct-to-video |
| 1998 | The First 9½ Weeks | Remy | |
| 1999 | The Criminal | Businessman | |
| 2000 | Sorted | Doctor | Credited as Colin McFarlan |
| 2001 | The Ultimate Stress Show: Managing Stress | ||
| 2001 | Chunky Monkey | Trevor | |
| 2001 | Christmas Carol: The Movie | Mr. Fezziwig (Voice) | |
| 2002 | War Game | Little General, King George (voices) | Short film |
| 2002 | The King's Beard | Jasper (voice) | |
| 2005 | Batman Begins | Commissioner Loeb | |
| 2005 | Fragile | Roy | |
| 2006 | Jungle Boogie | Makita (voice) | |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Commissioner Loeb | |
| 2011 | The Last Belle | The Barman (voice) | Short film |
| 2013 | Experiment K5-C | The Voice (voice) | Short film |
| 2014 | Shadows of a Stranger | Asmo | |
| 2015 | Slick Cars | Tiberius the Cabover Peterbilt (voice) | |
| 2016 | The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared | Seth | |
| 2017 | The Invisible Guardian | Dupree | |
| 2017 | Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience | Mr. Lion (voice) | |
| 2017 | Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor | Beresford (voice) | UK/US versions |
| 2018 | The Commuter | Conductor Sam | |
| 2018 | Patient Zero | Colonel Pierce | |
| 2019 | The Queen's Corgi | Chief (voice) | UK version |
| 2019 | Crawl | Governor | |
| 2019 | Legacy in the Bones | Aloisius Dupree | Spanish title: Legado en los huesos |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Detective Sergeant Watson | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Tales from the Poop Deck | Lieutenant Parkinson | Episode: "Here Be Pirates!" |
| 1992 | Sean's Show | Announcer | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Jeeves and Wooster | Toto | Episode: "Totleigh Towers (or, Trouble at Totleigh Towers)" |
| 1994 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | Othello (voice) | Episode: "Othello" |
| 1994-1996 | Oscar's Orchestra | Thadius Vent, Tank (voices) | 37 episodes |
| 1996 | The Thin Blue Line | European Commissioner Mustafa Delcroix | Episode: "Ism Ism Ism" |
| 1996-1998 | Dennis and Gnasher | Sergeant Slipper (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | God, Goliath (voices) | Episodes: "Elijah" and "David and Saul" |
| 1998 | The Adventures of Captain Pugwash | Jonah, Dook (voices) | 26 episodes |
| 2001 | Office Gossip | Charles Mandelson | Episode: "Moving On" |
| 2001–2003 | Bob the Builder | JJ (UK/US), Skip (UK; voices) | UK/US versions 16 episodes |
| 2001 | Oswald | Johnny Snowman (UK voice) | Episode: "The Go-Kart Race/Autumn Leaves" |
| 2002 | Murder in Mind | Ray Marker | Episode: "Swan Song" |
| 2002–2006 | Judge John Deed | Newman Mason Allen Q.C. | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | Babyfather | Consultant | Episode: "#2.3" |
| 2003 | Strange | Reverend Johnson | Episode: "Zoxim" Television miniseries |
| 2003 | Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! | Additional Voices (voice) | Episode: "The Snow" |
| 2004 | Jonathan Creek | Inspector Fell | Episode: "The Chequered Box" |
| 2005 | Beneath the Skin | Jeremy | Television movie |
| 2005 | Holby City | Felix Kente | Episode: "Great Expectations" |
| 2006 | Hyperdrive | Male Bulaahg | Episode: "Asteroid" |
| 2006-2012; 2019 | Little Princess | Chef, Prime Minister, Horace, Various (voices) | 25 episodes |
| 2006 | Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps | Brian | Episode: "Cauliflower" |
| 2007 | Doctor Who | Aliens (voice) | Episode: "Voyage of the Damned" |
| 2008–2015 | Chuggington | Harrison, the King of Buffertonia (voices) | 30 episodes UK/US versions |
| 2009–2015 | The Cube | Narrator | 79 episodes |
| 2009 | Torchwood | General Pierce | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Collision | Bill Jackson | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2010 | Hounded | Dr. Muhahaha | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Coronation Street | Mr. Jordan | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Schizo Samurai Shitzhu | Dr. 10 | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Reggie Perrin | Mr. Fox | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Iconicles | Elvis the Horse (voice) | Episode: "Puddle Muddle" |
| 2011–2013 | Mike the Knight | Sparkie the Dragon (voice) | UK version 8 episodes |
| 2011-2016 | SkaterBots | Streck (voice) | 120 episodes |
| 2011 | Holby City | Nick Horton | Episode: "Big Lies, Little Lies" |
| 2012 | Dirk Gently | Terence Brown | Episode: "#1.1" |
| 2012 | Bad Education | Politician | Episode: "Politics" |
| 2012-2013 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Additional Voices (voice) | 6 episodes |
| 2012 | Harry & Paul | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Jo | Captain Heger | Television miniseries Episodes: "The Opera" and "The Catacombes" Credited as Colin McFarlan |
| 2013 | It's Kevin | Various | Episode: "#1.3" |
| 2013-2014 | Zack & Quack | Belly-Up (voice) | 28 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Officer Blue | Lieutenant Thelonius Browne | 96 episodes |
| 2014 | EastEnders | DCI Irving | One episode |
| 2014 | Plebs | Doctor | Episode: "The Patron" |
| 2014 | Citizen Khan | DI Taylor | Episode: "The In-Laws" |
| 2014 | On Angel Wings | Joseph | Television short movie |
| 2015 | Casualty | Clifton Duheney | Episode: "Toxic Relationships" |
| 2015 | Death in Paradise | Anton Burrage | Episode: "The Perfect Murder" |
| 2015 | Olympus | Hades | Episode: "Truth" |
| 2015 | Doctor Who | Moran | Episodes: "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood" |
| 2015 | Crown for Christmas | Chancellor Riggs | Television movie |
| 2016 | Father Brown | Cardinal Papillon | Episode: "The Daughter of Autolycus" |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Egeus | Television movie |
| 2016 | Porridge | Judge | Television movie |
| 2016 | Peppa Pig | Mr. Lion (voice) | Episode: "Playing Pretend" |
| 2016 | Hooten & the Lady | Caleb | Television miniseries Episode: "The Caribbean" |
| 2017 | Porridge | Judge (voice) | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
| 2017–present | Thomas & Friends | Bulgy, Beresford, Bertie's Driver (voices) | UK/US versions |
| 2017 | The Rebel | Roderick | Episode: "Love" |
| 2018 | Midsomer Murders | Jordan Briggs | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part" |
| 2018 | Starship Goldfish | The Avianaut / Secateur | Episode: "Starship Goldfish Cartoon Pilot" |
| 2018-present | Outlander | Ulysses | Recurring character |
| 2020 | Industry | Lord Oaki | Pre-production Episode: "#1.6" |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Gothic | English dub NPC's (voice) | |
| 2002 | Gothic II | English dub NPC's (voice) | |
| 2004 | Fable | Thunder | |
| 2005 | Cold Winter | Mahmoud Al-Fariq (voice) | |
| 2005 | Shinobido: Way of the Ninja | Uzimushi (voice) | English version |
| 2010 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | The Forgotten One (voice) | English version |
| 2011 | LittleBigPlanet 2 | Avalon Centrifuge | |
| 2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Buzz Announcer (voice) | |
| 2013 | Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | Rashaad/ Rusty (Voice) | |
| 2015 | Batman: Arkham Knight | Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Heimdall, Horus, Red Wolf (voices) | |
| 2019 | Planet Zoo | Bernard Goodwin (voice) |
References[]
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- ↑ "The First Rule of Office Relationships", Holby City, BBC, 23 August 2011.
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- ↑ Jorge Bocanegra, "DailyVania: Meet The Voice Of The Forgotten One", 1 July 2011, Rely on Horror.